Nick Stacey, is the founder of Fragile Planet Wildlife Park in South Texas, and the first person in the world to breed a rare species of toad, the Purple Harlequin Toad, Atelopus barbotini. Nick walks us through the method he uses to successfully breed the toads and also gives us a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to build a zoo from scratch. SHOW NOTES: https://www.animalsathomenetwork.com/201-nick-stacey/ WE DISCUSS: 0:00 Coming Up 1:54 Welcome Nick- Background 10:34 Discovering Atelopus & Learning to Breed Them 33:21 Building a Wildlife Park 40:00 Talk us Through the Park (land & animals) 46:25 How do you Buy Zoo Animals? 51:26 Working with Ocelots and other big cats 55:35 When will the Zoo Open? 1:03:52 Advice for folks wanting to open a zoo? 1:06:56 Closing Thoughts 1:08:15 Outro SPONSORS: Visit Tomaskas Ltd. here: www.tomaskas.com Visit The BioDude here: www.thebiodude.com CHECK OUT Custom Reptile Habitats HERE Guest’s Social Media https://www.instagram.com/indicator_species/ https://www.instagram.com/fragileplanetwildlifepark/ https://www.fpwildlifepark.com/ Support, Subscribe & Follow: CHECK OUT Custom Reptile Habitats CLICK HERE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST NETWORK: SPOTIFY► https://spoti.fi/2UG5NOI Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/animalsathome Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AnimalsatHomeChannel Follow on Instagram: @animalsathomeca
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